Police: Gang member killed

Sunday

Jan 5, 2014 at 12:01 AM

STOCKTON - A large bullet hole in a hallway wall was marked by an evidence tag and a nearby pool of blood remained unmopped more than 13 hours after the shooting stopped, indicators of a late Friday night killing in north Stockton that police blamed on gangs and people in the neighborhood refused to discuss.

Roger Phillips

STOCKTON - A large bullet hole in a hallway wall was marked by an evidence tag and a nearby pool of blood remained unmopped more than 13 hours after the shooting stopped, indicators of a late Friday night killing in north Stockton that police blamed on gangs and people in the neighborhood refused to discuss.

The victim was 31-year-old Jayl Calbert, according to Officer Joe Silva, a Stockton police spokesman. Silva said Calbert was a documented gang member.

The shooting occurred shortly before 11 p.m. Friday in the hallway of a small apartment complex on East Iris Avenue, north of Hammer Lane and east of El Dorado Street. According to police, no suspects have been identified.

"We're asking for the community's help," Silva said.

Outside the apartments Saturday afternoon, a group of young people milled about. All but one declined to be interviewed, and the one who spoke did so on the condition of anonymity. The young woman said she was concerned for her safety.

"I can't even talk," she said. "I don't know what to say. I'm lost for words."

The homicide was the second in the first three days of 2014.

Silva said anyone with information is encouraged to contact Stockton police at (209) 937-8377 or Crime Stoppers at (209) 946-0600, or submit a tip on the department's Facebook Page.

Contact reporter Roger Phillips at (209) 546-8299 orrphillips@recordnet.com. Follow him at recordnet.com/phillipsblog and on Twitter @rphillipsblog.